Category Archives: women
Is Male or Female Sexuality Better?
I heard so many of my friends saying, ‘Why can’t I have sex and feel nothing?’ It was amazing: that this was the new goal.
That’s what 25-year-old Lena Dunham told New York Times columnist, Frank Bruni as they discussed her Sex-and-the-Cityish HBO series, “Girls,” which she writes, directs and stars in.
Dunham points out that numerous cultural cues press women to take on non-emotional, non-connected, “empowered” sexuality. Read the rest of this entry
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Does Provocative Dress Ever Cause Rape?
Some friends were discussing the “Slut Walks” that keep popping up, and someone asked whether provocative clothing ever plays a role in rape. Interesting that “provocative” is used to describe a style of dress, suggesting that clothes actually provoke something. Attention? Desire? Rape? Read the rest of this entry
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Can Men and Women be Friends?
Harry told Sally that men and women can’t be friends because the sex part always gets in the way.
The question remains.
Short answer: Yes, they can.
That doesn’t mean there won’t be romantic undertones; in fact, there usually are. Typically, “he” starts a relationship hoping for sex, but “she” isn’t interested. Yet he stays friends because he likes her. And he’s often expecting that more will come of it. Read the rest of this entry
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Dowry in Congo Objectifies Women
Bride Price
By DESIRE MAPALA
In my country, the Democratic Republic of Congo, a bride is seen as merchandise or an object.
That’s because a suitor typically pays dowry to his future in-laws: cash and goods, such as clothes for the bride’s parents, cows, goats, beverages, blankets, kitchen utensils, refrigerators, radios, and televisions.
Some people call it a “sale.” Read the rest of this entry
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Katniss: Bringing Back the Goddess
Katniss, bringing back the Goddess
A modern-day Artemis, Athena, and Persephone, The Hunger Games’ Katniss is bringing back the goddess.
With her dark hair and olive skin (as described in the book) she physically resembles Greek deity.
And she reflects them: Read the rest of this entry
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Repression Shutting Down Sexuality
Repressive forces can shut down sexuality.
But how?
I’ll start with my own experience. Read the rest of this entry
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Katniss Unites Feminine + Masculine
The Hunger Games Katniss (Jennifer Lawarence)
The Hunger Games’ “Katniss” is a break-out heroine,
Exist(ing) outside the traditional confines of the feminine-masculine split.
So says Manohla Dargis in her New York Times review.
As heroes go, Katniss — played by Jennifer Lawrence — is far more complex than the unemotional and invulnerable “macho” who typically saves the day.
Nor is she not trapped by the usual feminine virgin-whore divide.
Katniss has been described as both:
- personal and communal
- strong and soft
- hunter and nurturer
- tough and teary
- fighter and lover
- stoic and sentimental
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Average Bust Size Is DD?
Bra inflation?
The average American cup size has gone from 34 B in 1983 to a whopping 34 DD in 2013.
This story was widely picked up.
But is it true? Read the rest of this entry
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Pro-life Killer, Robert Dear
Women’s bodies are not battlefields.
It seems strange when a “pro-lifer” kills.
Like Robert Dear’s recent mass shooting.
Yet “pro-lifers” are less interested in sustaining life than in controlling women.
That sounds crazy, but check this out:
Pro-lifers aren’t really pro-life Read the rest of this entry
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Women Dress Sexy To Wield Power Over Me
Men sometimes complain that women walk down the street, lookin’ sexy, just to gain power over them.
I can see how sexy ladies gain the power to get a man of her choosing. But I suspect that’s not what they mean. So I asked: What sort of power is that, exactly?
The answers goes something like this: Read the rest of this entry
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